According to new poll, one-third of Democrats believe that the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a Butler, Pennsylvania, rally last Saturday was staged.
The Morning Consult poll found 34% of surveyed Democratic voters thought it was either definitely or probably credible that Trump staged the shooting. Only 45% found that theory implausible.
More than one prominent leftist has entertained suspicions that the shooting was staged or that Trump’s injury was not caused by a bullet. Dmitri Mehlhorn, a top advisor to Democrat megadonor Reid Hoffman, reportedly suggested in an email that there was a possibility that the shooting was “encouraged and maybe even staged so Trump could get the photos and benefit from the backlash,” Semafor, which reported the email, noted.
“Hoffman has given $7 million to a Biden-aligned super PAC and $6 million to the anti-Trump Republican Accountability PAC so far this election cycle,” The Washington Free Beacon noted.
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